Overview

• The men’s eight finished third in its heat and missed the A-final on time, leaving only a B-final on Saturday after coach Mark Emke called the row a poor performance.
• The women’s eight earned direct entry to the A-final behind Great Britain, marking Germany’s first direct World Championship final in the boat since 2009.
• Joachim Agne and Paul Maissenhälter claimed bronze in the lightweight double sculls, a non‑Olympic class with just four entries and limited national support.
• The re-formed women’s quad of Pia Greiten, Sarah Wibberenz, Frauke Hundeling and Lisa Gutfleisch took bronze, while the men’s quad placed fifth.
• Olympic champion Oliver Zeidler won his single sculls quarterfinal despite tricky crosswinds and advances to Friday’s semifinal as heat, humidity and typhoon remnants test fairness and preparation.